Website Design for a startup company

Domain Name RegistrationrnIdentify a web designer and Book a domain name ie. Yourcompany.com, prior to that you got to check domain name availability rnSome useful tips: rna. If you are not booking the domain name directly and booking a domain name thru a website design company then make sure while booking they assign YOU as the registrant, billing contact and maybe technical contact too. Many vendors are into this malpractice of keeping all the rights with them while you pay for it.rnb. Also make sure after booking they provide you with domain control panel details. (it’s a MUST)rnc. It’s recommended that your domain name should have some keyword in it, though not mandatory but it gives you an edge.rnWebsite Hosting (server Space)rnBuy web hosting space, in a startup website 500 MB space will be sufficient that would also take care of your website specific e-mail accounts like yourname@yourcompany.comrnSome useful tips: rna. Even before your site is online you can get going with your e-mails, its immediate if you buy domain name and server space from the same vendor, alternatively it will have an issue of modifying name servers and that takes 24 hrs ~ 72 hrs. to resolve.rnb. Website hosting space is being sold as vegetables these days, enquire from your vendor whether they will provide e-mail (ticket based) support or phone support if you have any issue on site not opening or mails not working.rnc. It’s a good idea to have google apps implemented for your domain specific mails, it gives a lot of flexibility and reliability.rnWebsite DesigningrnAnalysis & PlanningrnThe website design and development part is again very crucial and it’s recommended that other than the designers effort you do some homework at you end. You can start by looking at your competitors/affiliates websites before firming up your own requirement. This will give you a great deal of insight into what you can possibly have rather than going by your gut feelings.rnStatic website or a dynamic websiternOn a macro level any website that will have a frequently changing content would require a CMS (Content Management System) hence it would be a dynamic website and sites with fixed content can be started as static website.rnCautionrn- Beware of run of the mill designer’s aggressively advertising cheap website designing packages and as month’s lapse they would close down and go… As internet is flooded with advertisements that talk of heavily discounted rates. Packages with all inclusive priced so low that impossible for vendors to sustain.rnWebsite design & development technologyrnIf you plan to have a dynamic website you got to carefully evaluate the technology options available, keep in mind “none of the web design technology is best” nor “nothing is bad”. What matters is - “What’s the best fit for your requirement”.rnWhile some websites are best driven by Open source php web application development option while some would be best done in a ASP dot net environment.rnSome useful tip:rnDo a careful analysis of your requirement and build some awareness on the technology platform because vendors would recommend what suits them most.rnWebsite Promotion and MarketingrnWith millions of websites online and new being added every moment, it’s natural that people after investing time and money find themselves in a situation where the website is not to be seen anywhere on popular keyword searches. It requires expertise of focused website promotion and marketing company who could get you the visibility on the net that you deserve.rnShort listing a website design and development company rnAttributes you got to look at short listing a website design and development company would include: - How long the web design company been around into the businessrn- Nature of their client basern- Manpower capabilityrn- Payment terms (Should be milestone based)